Editing Mono County, California

{{short description|County in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | name                     = Mono County, California
 | official_name            = County of Mono
 | native_name              = 
 | other_name               = 
 | settlement_type          = [[County (United States)|County]]
 | image_skyline            = Mono Lake from Mount Dana (1).jpg
 | image_size               = 200px
 | image_caption            = [[Mono Lake]], the dominant geographical feature in Mono County
 | image_flag               = 
 | image_seal               = Seal of Mono County, California.png
 | image_shield             = 
 | blank_emblem_type        = Logo
 | blank_emblem_size        = 
 | blank_emblem_alt         = 
 | image_blank_emblem       = Logo of Mono County, California.png
 | named_for                = [[Mono Lake]], which is derived from ''Monachi'', a [[Yokutsan languages|Yokutsan]] name for native peoples of the [[Sierra Nevada]]
 | coordinates              = {{coord|37|55|N|118|52|W|display=inline,title}}
 | subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
 | subdivision_name         = United States
 | subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
 | subdivision_type2        = [[List of regions of California|Region]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Eastern California]]
 | seat_type                = [[County seat]]
 | seat                     = [[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]]
 | seat1_type               = Largest city
 | seat1                    = [[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]]
 | unit_pref                = US
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 3,132
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 3,049
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 83
<!-- Elevations ----------->
 | elevation_max_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3628 |title=White Mountain |publisher=Peakbagger.com |access-date=April 11, 2015}}</ref>
 | elevation_max_ft         = 14252
 | elevation_min_footnotes  = 
 | elevation_min_ft         = 
<!-- Population ----------->
 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
 | population_footnotes     = <ref name=census2020/>
 | population_total         = 13,195
 | pop_est_as_of            = 
 | pop_est_footnotes        = 
 | population_est           = 
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
|demographics_type2        = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes  = <ref>{{Cite web|title= Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Mono County, CA|url= https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPALL06051 |work=[[Federal Reserve Economic Data]] |publisher=[[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]]}}</ref>
|demographics2_title1     = Total
|demographics2_info1      = $1.312 billion (2022)
 | established_title        = Founded
 | established_date         = April 21, 1861
<!-- Government ----------->
 | government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–CAO]]
 | governing_body           = Board of Supervisors
 | leader_title             = Chair<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.monocounty.ca.gov/bos/page/district-5-chair-lynda-salcido | title=District 5: Rhonda Duggan, Chair (2025) &#124; Mono County California }}</ref>
 | leader_name              = Lynda Salcido
 | leader_title1            = Vice Chair<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.monocounty.ca.gov/bos/page/district-1 | title=District 1: Jennifer Kreitz , Vice Chair (2025) &#124; Mono County California }}</ref>
 | leader_name1             = Jennifer Kreitz 
 | leader_title2            = Chair Pro Tem<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.monocounty.ca.gov/bos/page/district-3-chair-pro-tem-paul-mcfarland | title=District 3: Paul McFarland, Chair Pro-Tem (2025) &#124; Mono County California }}</ref>
 | leader_name2             = Paul McFarland
 | leader_title3            = Board of Supervisors<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.monocounty.ca.gov/bos | title=Board of Supervisors &#124; Mono County California }}</ref>
 | leader_name3             = {{Collapsible list
| title                    = Supervisors
| frame_style              = border:none; padding: 0;
| list_style               = text-align:left;display:none;
| 1 = Jennifer Kreitz
| 2 = Rhonda Duggan
| 3 = Paul McFarland
| 4 = John Peters
| 5 = Lynda Salcido
}}
 | leader_title4            = County Administrative Officer
 | leader_name4             = Bob Lawton
 | timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone]]
 | utc_offset               = -8
 | timezone_DST             = [[Pacific Daylight Time]]
 | utc_offset_DST           = -7
 | postal_code_type         = <!--[[ZIP code]]-->
 | postal_code              = 
 | area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
 | area_code                = [[area codes 530 and 837|530/837]], [[area codes 760 and 442|760/442]]
 | image_map                = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=250|frame-align=center|type=shape|fill=#ffffff|fill-opacity=0|stroke-width=3}}
 | map_caption              = Interactive map of Mono County
 | image_map1               = Map of California highlighting Mono County.svg
 | mapsize1                 = 200px
 | map_caption1             = Location in the state of California
 | website                  = {{URL|www.monocounty.ca.gov}}
 | blank_name_sec1          = Congressional district
 | blank_info_sec1          = [[California's 3rd congressional district|3rd]]
 | footnotes                = 
}}

'''Mono County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|oʊ|n|oʊ}} {{Respell|MOH|noh}}) is a [[county (United States)|county]] located in the east central portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 13,195,<ref name=census2020>{{Cite web|title=Mono County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US06051|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> making it the fourth-least populous county in California. The [[county seat]] is [[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monocounty.ca.gov/information.html|title=Mono County General Information|access-date=November 5, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222235107/http://www.monocounty.ca.gov/information.html|archive-date=December 22, 2007}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county is located east of the [[Sierra Nevada]] between [[Yosemite National Park]] and [[Nevada]]. The only incorporated town in the county is [[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.mammoth-lakes.ca.us/|title=Town of Mammoth Lakes, California|access-date=November 5, 2007}}</ref> which is located at the foot of [[Mammoth Mountain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mammothmountain.com/|title=Mammoth Mountain|access-date=November 5, 2007}}</ref>  Other locations, such as [[June Lake, California|June Lake]], are also famous as skiing and fishing resorts. Located in the middle of the county is [[Mono Lake]], a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. The lake is located in a wild natural setting, with pinnacles of [[tufa]] arising out of the salty and alkaline lake. Also located in Mono County is [[Bodie, California|Bodie]], the official state [[gold rush]] [[ghost town]], which is now a [[California State Historic Park]].

==History==
[[File:Bodie6Aug2006.JPG|thumb|left|[[Bodie, California|Bodie]], as seen from the hill looking to the cemetery]]

Mono County was formed in 1861 from parts of [[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras]], [[Fresno County, California|Fresno]] and [[Mariposa County, California|Mariposa]] counties. A portion of northern Mono County contributed to the formation of [[Alpine County, California|Alpine County]] in 1864; parts of the county's territory were given to [[Inyo County, California|Inyo County]] in 1866.

The county is named after [[Mono Lake]] which, in 1852, was named for a [[Native American in the United States|Native American]] [[Northern Paiute|Paiute]] tribe, the [[Mono people]], who historically inhabited the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] from north of Mono Lake to [[Owens Lake]]. The tribe's western neighbors, the [[Yokuts people|Yokuts]], called them ''monachie,'' meaning "[[fly]] people" because they used fly [[larva]]e as their chief food staple and trading article.<ref name="Bodie's Gold">{{cite book|last=Sprague|first=Marguerite|title=Bodie's Gold|publisher=University of Nevada Press|location=Reno, Nevada|year=2003|pages=3, 205|chapter=Welcome to Bodie|isbn=0-87417-628-X}}</ref>

[[Archeologists]] know almost nothing about the first inhabitants of the county, as little material evidence has been found from them. The Kuzedika, a band of Paiute, had been there many generations by the time the first [[anglophones]] arrived. The Kuzedika were [[hunter-gatherers]] and their language is a part of the [[Shoshone language]].<ref name="Bodie's Gold" />

==Geography==
[[File:Lakeside of Mono Lake.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve]]]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|3132|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|3049|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|83|sqmi}} (2.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The highest point in Mono County is [[White Mountain Peak]] which, at {{convert|14,252|ft|m}}, is the third-highest peak in [[California]].

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col}}
* [[Inyo County, California|Inyo County]] - south
* [[Fresno County, California|Fresno County]] - southwest
* [[Madera County, California|Madera County]] - southwest
* [[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne County]]- west
* [[Alpine County, California|Alpine County]] - northwest
* [[Douglas County, Nevada]] - north
* [[Lyon County, Nevada]] - northeast
* [[Mineral County, Nevada]] - east
* [[Esmeralda County, Nevada]] - southeast
{{div col end}}

===National protected areas===
* [[Inyo National Forest]] (part)
* [[Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest]] (part)
* [[Granite Mountain Wilderness (California)]]<ref>[http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bishop/wilderness/granite_mountain.html Granite Mountain Wilderness] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828193825/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bishop/wilderness/granite_mountain.html |date=August 28, 2016 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 430
| 1880 = 7499
| 1890 = 2002
| 1900 = 2167
| 1910 = 2042
| 1920 = 960
| 1930 = 1360
| 1940 = 2299
| 1950 = 2115
| 1960 = 2213
| 1970 = 4016
| 1980 = 8577
| 1990 = 9956
| 2000 = 12853
| 2010 = 14202
| 2020 = 13195
|estyear=2024
|estimate=12991
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 9, 2025}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

=== 2021 ===
In June 2021, [[U.S. News & World Report]] ranked the county with the third best life expectancy in the United States at 96.5 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cirruzzo|first=Chelsea|date=June 30, 2021|title=The 25 Counties With the Longest Life Expectancy|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/slideshows/longest-life-expectancy-by-county|access-date=July 1, 2021|website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Mono County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Mono County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US06051&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 : Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mono County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06051&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 : Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mono County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06051&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|9,837
|9,687
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,679
|76.53%
|68.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65.77%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|53
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68
|0.41%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|267
|239
|style='background: #ffffe6; |177
|2.08%
|1.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.34%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|140
|191
|style='background: #ffffe6; |159
|1.09%
|1.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.21%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|10
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26
|0.08%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|82
|33
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78
|0.64%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.59%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|190
|237
|style='background: #ffffe6; |501
|1.48%
|1.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.80%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,274
|3,762
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,507
|17.69%
|26.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.58%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''12,853'''
|'''14,202'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''13,195'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2011 ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan=6 | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | 14,016
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 11,313
| 80.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 180
| 1.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 633
| 4.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 78
| 0.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 47
| 0.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 1,459
| 10.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 306
| 2.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 3,613
| 25.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $28,789
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $60,469
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan=2 | $78,079
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 60%;"
|+ Places by population and race
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
|-
| [[Aspen Springs, California|Aspen Springs]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Benton, California|Benton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 76 || 67.1% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 32.9% || 27.6%
|-
| [[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 456 || 82.7% || 1.8% || 0.0% || 2.6% || 12.9% || 5.3%
|-
| [[Chalfant, California|Chalfant]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 749 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 1.3%
|-
| [[Coleville, California|Coleville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 652 || 89.0% || 7.7% || 0.0% || 3.4% || 0.0% || 38.3%
|-
| [[Crowley Lake, California|Crowley Lake]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 496 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 8.9%
|-
| [[June Lake, California|June Lake]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 406 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Lee Vining, California|Lee Vining]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 406 || 32.8% || 13.1% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 54.2% || 50.7%
|-
| [[McGee Creek, California|McGee Creek]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 107 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|Town]] || 8,081 || 75.4% || 18.6% || 0.8% || 1.8% || 3.3% || 35.7%
|-
| [[Mono City, California|Mono City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 126 || 89.7% || 10.3% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Paradise, Mono County, California|Paradise]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 383 || 94.5% || 4.4% || 1.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 12.0%
|-
| [[Sunny Slopes, California|Sunny Slopes]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 149 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Swall Meadows, California|Swall Meadows]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 461 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Topaz, California|Topaz]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 75 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Walker, Mono County, California|Walker]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 750 || 79.6% || 13.2% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 7.2% || 10.7%
|-
! colspan=9 style="text-align: right; font-weight:normal; font-size: 90%;" | ‡ Data for Mono County area of this CDP
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 60%;"
|+Places by population and income
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB"/>
! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
|-
| [[Aspen Springs, California|Aspen Springs]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 ||<ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Benton, California|Benton]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 76 || $12,570 || $7,414 ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 456 || $21,597 || $68,750 || $78,500
|-
| [[Chalfant, California|Chalfant]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 749 || $36,325 || $64,018 || $108,219
|-
| [[Coleville, California|Coleville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 652 || $17,365 || $56,591 || $43,250
|-
| [[Crowley Lake, California|Crowley Lake]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 496 || $41,610 || $85,299 || $96,500
|-
| [[June Lake, California|June Lake]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 406 || $22,958 || $25,570 ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Lee Vining, California|Lee Vining]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 406 || $18,698 || $70,840 || $71,152
|-
| [[McGee Creek, California|McGee Creek]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 107 || $34,573 || $85,990 || $85,990
|-
| [[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|Town]] || 8,081 || $27,832 || $56,521 || $72,469
|-
| [[Mono City, California|Mono City]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 126 || $26,037 || $49,020 || $49,020
|-
| [[Paradise, Mono County, California|Paradise]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 383 || $33,544 || $81,736 || $105,227
|-
| [[Sunny Slopes, California|Sunny Slopes]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 149 || $61,994 || $128,310 || $128,310
|-
| [[Swall Meadows, California|Swall Meadows]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 461 || $53,616 || $93,983 || $94,331
|-
| [[Topaz, California|Topaz]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 75 ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/>  ||<ref name="ND"/> 
|-
| [[Walker, Mono County, California|Walker]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 750 || $23,381 || $49,097 || $54,028
|}

===2010 Census===
The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Mono County had a population of 14,202. The racial makeup of Mono County was 11,697 (82.4%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 47 (0.3%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 302 (2.1%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 192 (1.4%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 11 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1,539 (10.8%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 414 (2.9%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3,762 persons (26.5%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!colspan=10|Population reported at [[2010 United States census]]
|-
|{{center|'''The County'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|''' Mono County'''
|align="right"|14,202||align="right"|11,697||align="right"|47||align="right"|302||align="right"|192||align="right"|11||align="right"|1,539||align="right"|414||align="right"|3,762
|-
|{{center|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br/>town]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]]'''
|align="right"|8,234||align="right"|6,643||align="right"|29||align="right"|49||align="right"|128||align="right"|5||align="right"|1,151||align="right"|229||align="right"|2,772
|-
|{{center|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br/>place]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Aspen Springs, California|Aspen Springs]]'''
|align="right"|65||align="right"|62||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|1
|-
|'''[[Benton, California|Benton]]'''
|align="right"|280||align="right"|199||align="right"|1||align="right"|59||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|15||align="right"|5||align="right"|38
|-
|'''[[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]]'''
|align="right"|575||align="right"|484||align="right"|1||align="right"|43||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|25||align="right"|21||align="right"|148
|-
|'''[[Chalfant, California|Chalfant]]'''
|align="right"|651||align="right"|594||align="right"|0||align="right"|13||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|16||align="right"|23||align="right"|67
|-
|'''[[Coleville, California|Coleville]]'''
|align="right"|495||align="right"|386||align="right"|6||align="right"|10||align="right"|8||align="right"|0||align="right"|62||align="right"|23||align="right"|110
|-
|'''[[Crowley Lake, California|Crowley Lake]]'''
|align="right"|875||align="right"|769||align="right"|4||align="right"|6||align="right"|11||align="right"|0||align="right"|60||align="right"|25||align="right"|128
|-
|'''[[June Lake, California|June Lake]]'''
|align="right"|629||align="right"|534||align="right"|0||align="right"|7||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|78||align="right"|8||align="right"|137
|-
|'''[[Lee Vining, California|Lee Vining]]'''
|align="right"|222||align="right"|126||align="right"|0||align="right"|25||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|64||align="right"|7||align="right"|96
|-
|'''[[McGee Creek, California|McGee Creek]]'''
|align="right"|41||align="right"|39||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|2
|-
|'''[[Mono City, California|Mono City]]'''
|align="right"|172||align="right"|156||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|11||align="right"|37
|-
|'''[[Paradise, Mono County, California|Paradise]]'''
|align="right"|153||align="right"|130||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|6||align="right"|0||align="right"|5||align="right"|10||align="right"|14
|-
|'''[[Sunny Slopes, California|Sunny Slopes]]'''
|align="right"|182||align="right"|159||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|7||align="right"|4||align="right"|0||align="right"|10||align="right"|3
|-
|'''[[Swall Meadows, California|Swall Meadows]]'''
|align="right"|220||align="right"|201||align="right"|0||align="right"|3||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|9||align="right"|6
|-
|'''[[Topaz, California|Topaz]]'''
|align="right"|50||align="right"|44||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|5||align="right"|0||align="right"|24
|-
|'''[[Walker, Mono County, California|Walker]]'''
|align="right"|721||align="right"|629||align="right"|3||align="right"|57||align="right"|3||align="right"|1||align="right"|13||align="right"|15||align="right"|70
|-
|{{center|'''Other<br>[[unincorporated area]]s'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br/>Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br/>American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br/>Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br/>races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br/>more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br/>or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br/>(of any race)'''}}
|-
|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|637||align="right"|542||align="right"|3||align="right"|24||align="right"|11||align="right"|1||align="right"|41||align="right"|15||align="right"|109
|}

===2000===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 12,853 people, 5,137 households, and 3,143 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=on}}. There were 11,757 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. 17.7% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 13.4% were of [[german people|German]], 12.6% [[irish people|Irish]] and 11.4% [[english people|English]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 84.0% spoke [[English language|English]] and 15.1% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 5,137 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 121.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,992, and the median income for a family was $50,487. Males had a median income of $32,600 versus $26,227 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $23,422. About 6.3% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

== Politics ==

===Voter registration===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population and registered voters
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| colspan="2" | 14,016
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727173649/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ror/ror-pages/ror-odd-year-2013/political-sub.pdf |date=July 27, 2013 }}. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref>
| 6,000
| 42.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 1,970
| 32.8%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 2,167
| 36.1%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Democratic&ndash;Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| <span style="color:purple;">'''-197'''</span>
| <span style="color:purple;">'''-3.3%'''</span>
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 248
| 4.1%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Green<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 62
| 1.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 43
| 0.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 17
| 0.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 0
| 0.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 5
| 0.1%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
| 1,488
| 24.8%
|}

==== Cities by population and voter registration ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|+Cities by population and voter registration
|-
! City
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/><br /><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | D&ndash;R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
|-
| [[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]] || 8,081 || 36.5% || 35.0% || 29.3% || <span style="color:purple;">'''+5.7%'''</span> || 10.3% || 29.1%
|-
| North Mono County || 2,803  || 46.7% || 28.5% || 45.7% || <span style="color: #d6002b;">'''-17.2%'''</span> || 5.3% || 20.3% 
|-
| South Mono County excluding Mammoth Lakes || 3,130 || 55.6% || 32.3% || 40.5% || <span style="color: #d6002b;"> '''-8.2%'''</span> || 5.7% || 20.8% 
|}

=== Overview ===
In November 2008, Mono County was one of just three counties in California's interior in which voters rejected [[California Proposition 8 (2008)|Proposition 8]] which sought to ban gay marriage. The county's voters rejected Proposition 8 by 55.5 percent to 44.5 percent. The other interior counties in which Proposition 8 failed to receive a majority of votes were neighboring [[Alpine County, California|Alpine County]] and [[Yolo County, California|Yolo County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-2008election-california-results-htmlstory.html|title=California results|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 16, 2014}}</ref>

Mono County is in {{Representative|cacd|3|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|8|access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref>

In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]] Mono is in the [[California's 5th State Assembly district|5th Assembly district]], which is held by Republican [[Joe Patterson (California politician)|Joe Patterson]], and the [[California's 4th State Senatorial district|4th Senate district]], which is held by Republican [[Marie Alvarado-Gil]].

{{PresHead|place=Mono County, California|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>|source2=<ref group=note>This total comprised 106 votes for [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] (who was official Republican nominee in California), 67 votes for [[Socialist Party of America|Socialist]] [[Eugene V. Debs]] and 11 votes for [[Prohibition Party]] nominee [[Eugene W. Chafin]].</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,882|1,580|629|California}}  
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,570|1,489|1,296|California}}  
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,177|1,284|86|California}}  
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,659|962|56|California}}  
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,132|865|424|California}}  
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|1,600|1,025|96|California}}  
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,872|828|99|California}}  
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,130|465|163|California}}  
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|850|666|0|California}}  
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|912|457|6|California}}  
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|673|237|2|California}}  
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|891|264|8|California}}  
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|541|255|39|California}}  
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|378|242|1|California}}  
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|459|523|13|California}}  
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|241|458|8|California}}  
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|199|374|8|California}}  
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|220|127|9|California}}  
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|166|45|99|California}}  
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|170|56|25|California}}  
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|137|158|31|California}}  
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|3|182|184|California}}  
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|224|121|29|California}}  
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|245|82|52|California}}  
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|284|258|3|California}}  
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|259|315|11|California}}  
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|286|166|84|California}}

== Crime ==

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population and crime rates
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| colspan="2" | 14,016
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Violent crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11">Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. [http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf Table 11: Crimes &ndash; 2009] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222315/http://stats.doj.ca.gov/cjsc_stats/prof09/00/11.pdf |date=December 2, 2013 }}. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>
| 49 || 3.50
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 0 || 0.00
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 3 || 0.21
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 2 || 0.14
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 44 || 3.14
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 253 || 18.05
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 120 || 8.56
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Larceny-theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/><ref name="LT-note" group="note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref>
| 275 || 19.62
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 13 || 0.93
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>
| 1 || 0.07
|}

=== Cities by population and crime rates ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="width: 100%;"
|+ Cities by population and crime rates
|-
! City
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8">United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. [https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/8tabledatadecpdf/table-8-state-cuts/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_by_california_by_city_2012.xls Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California)]. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Violent crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Violent crime rate<br />per 1,000 persons
! data-sort-type="number" | Property crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Property crime rate<br />per 1,000 persons
|-
| [[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]] || 8,373 || 38 || 4.54 || 196 || 23.41
|}

==Transportation==
[[File:Bridgeport, California Historic Court House, Main Street - August 2012.jpg|thumb|alt=photo of Mono County Court House|The [[Mono County Courthouse]] in Bridgeport.]]

===Major highways===
*[[File:US 6 (1961 cutout).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 6 (California)|U.S. Route 6]]
*[[File:US 395 (1961 cutout).svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 395 (California)|U.S. Route 395]]
*[[File:California 89.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 89|State Route 89]]
*[[File:California 108.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 108|State Route 108]]
*[[File:California 120.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 120|State Route 120]]
*[[File:California 158.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 158|State Route 158]]
*[[File:California 167.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 167|State Route 167]]
*[[File:California 168.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 168|State Route 168]]
*[[File:California 182.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 182|State Route 182]]
*[[File:California 203.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 203|State Route 203]]
*[[File:California 266.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 266|State Route 266]]
*[[File:California 270.svg|25px]] [[California State Route 270|State Route 270]]

===Public transportation===
[[Eastern Sierra Transit Authority]] operates intercity bus service along U.S. 395, as well as local services in Mammoth Lakes. Service extends south to [[Lancaster, California]] (Los Angeles County) and north to [[Reno, Nevada]].

[[Yosemite Area Regional Transit System]] (YARTS) also runs along U.S. 395 from Mammoth Lakes to Lee Vining before entering [[Yosemite National Park]].

===Airports===
General aviation airports in Mono County include [[Bryant Field (airport)|Bryant Field]] near Bridgeport, [[Mammoth Yosemite Airport]] and [[Lee Vining Airport]]. In December 2021, seasonal commercial air service by [[United Airlines]] to [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], and [[Denver International Airport|Denver]] began at the [[Eastern Sierra Regional Airport]] in [[Bishop, California|Bishop]], providing local service to southern Mono County.

==Communities==

===Town===
*[[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]]

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
*[[Aspen Springs, California|Aspen Springs]]
*[[Benton, California|Benton]]
*[[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]] (county seat)
*[[Chalfant Valley, California|Chalfant]]
*[[Coleville, California|Coleville]]
*[[Crowley Lake, California|Crowley Lake]]
*[[June Lake, California|June Lake]]
*[[Lee Vining, California|Lee Vining]]
*[[McGee Creek, California|McGee Creek]]
*[[Mono City, California|Mono City]]
*[[Paradise, Mono County, California|Paradise]]
*[[Sunny Slopes, California|Sunny Slopes]]
*[[Swall Meadows, California|Swall Meadows]]
*[[Topaz, California|Topaz]]
*[[Twin Lakes, Mono County, California|Twin Lakes]]
*[[Virginia Lakes, California|Virginia Lakes]]
*[[Walker, Mono County, California|Walker]]
{{div col end}}

{{Clear}}

===Population ranking===

The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] of Mono County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=This site has been redesigned and relocated. - U.S. Census Bureau|first=US Census Bureau|last=CNMP|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2010 Census)

|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| 1
|'''[[Mammoth Lakes, California|Mammoth Lakes]]''' 
| Town
| 8,234
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 2
|'''[[Crowley Lake, California|Crowley Lake]]''' 
| CDP
| 875
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 3
|'''[[Walker, Mono County, California|Walker]]''' 
| CDP
| 721
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 4
|'''[[Chalfant, California|Chalfant]]''' 
| CDP
| 651
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 5
|'''[[June Lake, California|June Lake]]''' 
| CDP
| 629
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 6
|'''†''' '''[[Bridgeport, California|Bridgeport]]''' 
| CDP
| 575
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 7
|'''[[Coleville, California|Coleville]]''' 
| CDP
| 495
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 8
|'''[[Benton, California|Benton]]''' 
| CDP
| 280
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 9
|'''[[Lee Vining, California|Lee Vining]]''' 
| CDP
| 222
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 10
|'''[[Swall Meadows, California|Swall Meadows]]''' 
| CDP
| 220
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 11
|'''[[Sunny Slopes, California|Sunny Slopes]]''' 
| CDP
| 182
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 12
|'''[[Mono City, California|Mono City]]''' 
| CDP
| 172
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 13
|'''[[Paradise, Mono County, California|Paradise]]''' 
| CDP
| 153
|- style="background:#ff9;"
| 14
|'''[[Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation|Benton Reservation (Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe)]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=0185 |title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search |access-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206012317/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=0185 |archive-date=February 6, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| [[AIAN (U.S. Census)|AIAN]]
| 76
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 15
|'''[[Aspen Springs, California|Aspen Springs]]''' 
| CDP
| 65
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 16
|'''[[Topaz, California|Topaz]]''' 
| CDP
| 50
|- style="background:honeyDew;"
| 17
|'''[[McGee Creek, California|McGee Creek]]''' 
| CDP
| 41
|- style="background:#ff9;"
| 18
|'''[[Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California|Bridgeport Reservation (Paiute Indians)]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=0350 |title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search |access-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206194009/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=0350 |archive-date=February 6, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| AIAN
| 35
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of school districts in Mono County, California]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Mono County, California]]

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |title=Water-quality data for selected stream sites in Bridgeport Valley, Mono County, California, April 2000 to June 2003 |last=Rockwell |first=G. L. |author2=Honeywell, P. D. |year=2004 |series=U.S. Geological Survey Data Series |volume=89 |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey |location=Reston, VA }}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.monocounty.ca.gov}}
*[http://www.monocounty.org/ Mono County Film and Tourism Commission]
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{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = Mono County, California
| North     = [[Douglas County, Nevada]]
| Northeast = [[Lyon County, Nevada]]
| East      = [[Mineral County, Nevada]]
| Southeast = [[Esmeralda County, Nevada]]
| South     = [[Inyo County, California|Inyo County]]
| Southwest = [[Fresno County, California|Fresno County]] and [[Madera County, California|Madera County]]
| West      = [[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne County]]
| Northwest = [[Alpine County, California|Alpine County]]
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